What made you (Tomte) link to this thesis in particular? Is there some context? Did you use this in your work? How does it compare to other map labeling work?

What made you (Tomte) link to this thesis in particular? Is there some context? Did you use this in your work? How does it compare to other map labeling work? Are there practical implementations available somewhere? I don’t have time to look at a 200-page technical monograph right now, but I’ll try to skim it later. (I have a practical interest in this topic https://talk.observablehq.com/t/placement-of-diagram-labels/2207 https://talk.observablehq.com/t/placement-of-diagram-labels/...)